Fun little video I found while reading some of my missionary blogs I follow. I loved it! Especially the end…. stop the pity. unlock the potential. Awesome!
Appendectomy or appendicectomy?
Tomato. Tomah-to. Potato. Potah-to. Appendectomy. Appendicecto -what????
Recovering Homeschool Mom
I have been a homeschooling mom for the past 5 years. And this year, it all changes! We have decided to put all 3 of our children in local schools, for a variety of reasons, but the biggest one is that after nearly six years living in South africa, I really feel drawn to spend…
Enter 2013
To the surprise of few, the world continued its uninterrupted streak of existence over the holidays. In honour of its (and our) survival, I’ve compiled a short list of events and developments I’m excited about in 2013. Mudman Triathlon Series: The Live Out Loud boys and I have been training almost daily through the school…
Sad little girl update
We still didn’t get much of a smile out of her, but she was discharged from the hospital just in time to come to our Seed of Hope kids Christmas party. We made sure there was a present with her name on it. She stood in the queues to get some love from Father Christmas…
Risk
South Africa holds the distinction of being ranked #4 in a list of 2012’s most dangerous countries. Sadly, we also hold the title of rape capital of the world with 118 rapes per 100,000 people, and the murder rate is among the highest in the world. Most of the time, we don’t really focus on…
“Who’s Looking After the Kids?”
November wasn’t a typical month in the life of the Waldron household. With a 3-week trip booked for HopeShares (Seed of Hope’s Canadian partner), I we preparing final details in late October when we learned that Michelle’s dad, Ray, would need heart surgery. A handful of complex health concerns meant that although the surgery would…
Inches and Kilometres
I recently read a story about a little boy who had just learned about inches in school. He and his family were going on a road trip to Capetown and he wanted to know how many “inches it was to Capetown.” Well, the family lived in Durban, which is 1750 kilometers from Capetown!! The Mom…
Ironmen
It’s our first pool training day, and I’m buzzing with excitement. Eleven teenage Bhekulwandle boys are about to swim for the first time. Ryan, one of their mentors, and I are going to teach them! My imagination leaps ahead a few months. In March, 2013, we’ll cross the finish line of the Mudman Triathlon together, and this…
Mondli
A face that has graced Seed of Hope’s grounds from the beginning…Mondli. He is now in high school, facing the peer pressures of drugs, sex, crime, disrespect, etc… but daily he is at SOH by 2:45pm, so that he is on time for our 3pm After School Class. He is usually the first student there.